My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

For only two people, this seems like a ton of stuff. What the hell goes on in this branding ceremony? There are five bags, but to be honest a couple smell like they could be her clothes, and four plastic totes of stuff that are not light, even with our strength.

“Perfect!” We both jump. Where in the hell did she come from and how did we not hear her? “Not to worry, I use a silencing spell. You will never hear me coming.” She basically reads my mind.

I look over at her and she winks, tapping her nose. Did she just confirm my thoughts? Now I have to be careful what I let fly through my thoughts and that isn’t always easy.

“Let’s begin setting up. I think you girls have waited long enough. I’m here now and no one else can delay this process. It is meant to be and must happen now, before time runs out.” Well that was cryptic. Mina says over the mind link.

Might as well talk out loud, I think she can read our minds or hear our thoughts. Whatever it is, there is probably no way to keep secrets from her. I responded.

you both are very important. I have spoken to Nickolas and we will begin shortly. He is not a part of the ceremony, but he will be standing guard. Both of you will

both just nod and wait anxiously

said her name, hands us different items from the boxes and points to different locations of the room. She is consulting, what I think is

and

have drawn a large circle onto the wood floor with a white substance that is the consistency of flour or crushed up chalk. I’m not sure. In the center of the circle is a small metal bowl on three legs, like a min fire pit, if the smoke smell coming off of

are small clumps of different materials

rocks, moss, dried flowers, gemstones in all sorts of

finally says after hours of setting up and adjusting

my jaw drop open. It’s the first’ magical’ thing she has done all day. I wonder if she could have set all this up in ten